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welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i wanted to spend my short time turning to the asia-pacific region. and specifically spending a little bit of time on china as well. secretary clinton in a speech she gave in singapore some time back, crafted a great and simple phrase about how today for the first time in modern history you can become a global superpower simply through the power of your economy, not by the power of your military. china is the best example but it has now turned its focus to military might. in connecticut, we have 40% of our exports sent
welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i...
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six kerry carey, you said they are not available to us. if it was, would we be on a different strategy? >> if the russians were to join in and be willing to pass this with the chinese, i guarantee you the president would want to see it passed. could i also, congressman holding left a question on the table and i want to make sure it is not hanging out there. the foreign minister of russia has made it clear "russia does not intend to fight a war over syria." i have had personal conversations with president putin and the foreign minister that have indicated syria does not rise to that level of conflict. their ships are staying out of the way. they are not threatening that. i do not think that would happen here. >> thank you. if the u.n. is not available, the international community is rising up and i want to thank you for bringing in the coalition. if we don't to lead, there anyone else who will? to hold to the regime accountable? >> it is conceivable that french might decide. we are not putting that to the test because we don't believe that
six kerry carey, you said they are not available to us. if it was, would we be on a different strategy? >> if the russians were to join in and be willing to pass this with the chinese, i guarantee you the president would want to see it passed. could i also, congressman holding left a question on the table and i want to make sure it is not hanging out there. the foreign minister of russia has made it clear "russia does not intend to fight a war over syria." i have had personal...
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we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in the senate, i got to serve with him on the foreign relations committee for one week. [laughter] i am the junior senator on that committee. i sit far out on the wing on that committee.i was together with this chair for one week. it was the first committee vote i cast was to confirm him as the new secretary. senator, you are coming to a place that believes deeply in the values that you share, as robert mentioned. president jefferson strongly believed in the co
we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling....
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governor deval patrick named his replacement for senator kerry. he named william cowan to the senate and will serve until june until there is a special election in june to fill the seat. >> welcome on what i think is a pretty exciting day. in this room and the office next door, i had a chance to watch governor patrick make some ethical decisions, decisions. surely this was a tough decision with lots of qualified candidates to make sure that he was going to pick the right one to represent the commonwealth in washington dc. it was a tough decision, but a great decision. for anyone who had the chance to work with mo cowan, you cannot find a better individual -- smart, strategic, tough. qualities that will lend itself well to representing the commonwealth over the next several months. lastly, he is cool. [laughter] tom brady, george clooney, james bond, and the president have nothing on nomo. and regulations on a great decision. we are excited -- congratulations on a great decision. we are excited. [applause] >> thank you lieutenant governor. he said
governor deval patrick named his replacement for senator kerry. he named william cowan to the senate and will serve until june until there is a special election in june to fill the seat. >> welcome on what i think is a pretty exciting day. in this room and the office next door, i had a chance to watch governor patrick make some ethical decisions, decisions. surely this was a tough decision with lots of qualified candidates to make sure that he was going to pick the right one to represent...
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[indiscernible] secretary kerry and the u.s. government and president obama have been helping the international community to help combat climate change and to define and establish a sustainable the moment goal and agenda. these are keys to long-term prosperity of this world, and i count on continued leadership and engagement and support of secretary kerry and president obama and the u.s. government. the u.s. government's strong leadership is crucial in addressing all issues for humanity. again, mr. secretary, welcome to the united nations, and i look forward to have continuing strong support and engagement of the u.s. government. thank you very much. welcome. >> thank you very much. there we go. mr. secretary general, thank you for a very warm welcome here to the united nations. it is a privilege to be here with you. i am honored to have the privilege of sharing the debate today on the subject of the great lakes region. we are very grateful for your leadership, grateful for the united nations. i was just a few days ago in a refu
[indiscernible] secretary kerry and the u.s. government and president obama have been helping the international community to help combat climate change and to define and establish a sustainable the moment goal and agenda. these are keys to long-term prosperity of this world, and i count on continued leadership and engagement and support of secretary kerry and president obama and the u.s. government. the u.s. government's strong leadership is crucial in addressing all issues for humanity. again,...
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managing is keyy surry-- how is kerry managing syria >? guest: had a personal dialogue invested inhe has this in a while. he is a bit more of an activist. he has gone to russia, and he is talking about a diplomatic solution. what is still not clear is how quickly the u.s. -- i mean yes, there is more talk of providing arms to the rebels with this latest diplomacy, more talk of possible military support of some limited amount to deal with chemical weapons problems. i think that john kerry is a bit more activist than secretary clinton was, but he has more of a history than secretary clinton did. he is heavily invested in a lot of ways, we will just have to see how it goes. host: j. solomon, to join the conversation, democrats can call for democrats, 202-585-3880. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for independents, 202-585-3882. you interviewed assad back in 2011. you were the last western journalists to do so? guest: barbara walters did it, but the last american newspaper reporter. host: what was significant about that? guest: before the arab s
managing is keyy surry-- how is kerry managing syria >? guest: had a personal dialogue invested inhe has this in a while. he is a bit more of an activist. he has gone to russia, and he is talking about a diplomatic solution. what is still not clear is how quickly the u.s. -- i mean yes, there is more talk of providing arms to the rebels with this latest diplomacy, more talk of possible military support of some limited amount to deal with chemical weapons problems. i think that john kerry is...
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someone will be the anti-mitt or anti-kerry. it is at a different situation in 2008 with the anti-bush. people at certain points in the campaign were not completely ready to close the deal. they went shopping elsewhere. during the primary, our campaign did a good job at whack a mole or whatever you want to call it. >> by the way, i went to give you credit. come on. >> we were the campaign of people who were not even in the race. >> one guy was saying newt early on before anyone else did. >> he is an immensely talented individual. the impact of the super pacs -- there had been talks about the rnc. campaigns never end because people want them to end. they end because people run out of money. no one wakes up and says, you know, that is it. it is because they cannot keep the lights on or pay staffers. super pacs elongated the race in ways we have never seen before. romney had super pac help. >> without the super pac, gingrich -- >> i think overall it served to keep candidates alive that would not have the fundraising ability otherwi
someone will be the anti-mitt or anti-kerry. it is at a different situation in 2008 with the anti-bush. people at certain points in the campaign were not completely ready to close the deal. they went shopping elsewhere. during the primary, our campaign did a good job at whack a mole or whatever you want to call it. >> by the way, i went to give you credit. come on. >> we were the campaign of people who were not even in the race. >> one guy was saying newt early on before...
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kerry before the senate for will have to deal with and is host: john kerry as secretary of defense. cia. why do those matter? guest: it is important, i think, to -- when we talk about president karzai and the personal relationships he has with his cabinet officers and people he counts on to do things for him, in the same way, president obama needs to rapidly can trust to do things for him. chuck hagel in vietnam, a wounded in listed man, himself a -- enlisted man, himself very cautious about the use of force in international politics. he will be exerting, i think, downward pressure on the afghanistan in terms of troops. but i think he will understand and support the importance of financial. host: john brennan, really quick. guest: the architect of the drug continue and will put pressure on both the taliban and ali think they're worth the costs. host: let's get to this tweet. guest: no way. they would not have the interest to be done. >> hamid karzai is set to meet with president obama in a series of meetings at the white house this friday. a new jersey republican governor, chris chr
kerry before the senate for will have to deal with and is host: john kerry as secretary of defense. cia. why do those matter? guest: it is important, i think, to -- when we talk about president karzai and the personal relationships he has with his cabinet officers and people he counts on to do things for him, in the same way, president obama needs to rapidly can trust to do things for him. chuck hagel in vietnam, a wounded in listed man, himself a -- enlisted man, himself very cautious about...
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we just lost 75 years of experience with john kerry and with ted kennedy. nra and their attempts to keep chinese assault weapons from coming. i was successful in keeping those guns out of our country if. i was successful in passing bipartisan legislation that broke down the monopolies that unleashed telecommunications revolution that led to tens of thousands of new jobs being created in massachusetts. i'm leading the effort on a clean energy revolution that is now one of the top new job- creating sector is in the massachusetts economy. i'm running for the u.s. senate because the tea party republicans in the house are paralyzing our government. in the senate we can get things done. >> mr. lynch? >> thanks for having us. i think your question was about how you get people to work together. one of the problems we have in the senate right now that i could help with its youth got the same as in the house, you've got people in a high position on the hard right for the democrats and -- a hard right for the republicans and a hard left for the democrats. i think peop
we just lost 75 years of experience with john kerry and with ted kennedy. nra and their attempts to keep chinese assault weapons from coming. i was successful in keeping those guns out of our country if. i was successful in passing bipartisan legislation that broke down the monopolies that unleashed telecommunications revolution that led to tens of thousands of new jobs being created in massachusetts. i'm leading the effort on a clean energy revolution that is now one of the top new job-...
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i can think of no better partner to work with than secretary kerry. his personal leadership has long been recognized from security to climate change, democracy, immigration, human rights. as i told him a few minutes ago, the bilateral projects, both regionally and global issues i think will be in good standing and we are very, very grateful for that relationship and for the work that we will do together. as you all know, in a couple of weeks, we will receive president obama in mexico. we are honored by his decision to travel to our country to meet with our president. this will be the second face-to-face conversation between them in just over five months. a testament to the commitment of our vast economic agenda, to deepen our communities, to provide security to citizens that have instructed both of us, our governments, to continue working together as responsible neighbors. thank you, secretary kerry. >> thank you very much, i appreciate it. >> [inaudible] what does the boston attack say about the threat to the u.s. proposed by czech nan extremists, ha
i can think of no better partner to work with than secretary kerry. his personal leadership has long been recognized from security to climate change, democracy, immigration, human rights. as i told him a few minutes ago, the bilateral projects, both regionally and global issues i think will be in good standing and we are very, very grateful for that relationship and for the work that we will do together. as you all know, in a couple of weeks, we will receive president obama in mexico. we are...
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kerry and president obama are going to meet again before those meetings tonight. before the talks, they released a statement saying during my march visits to the region, i experience the profound desire for peace among israelis and palestinians which reinforced my belief that peace is possible and necessary. on capitol hill, senate gathered -- the senate gaveled in a short time ago. they have votes scheduled on whether to move forward on the nomination for the next fbi director. the senate is live right now on c-span2. the house returns tomorrow on work on 2014 spending bills. legislation to address student loans and a republican bill that would prevent them from implementing any portion of the healthcare law. individuals will be required to purchase a healthcare plan if not already enrolled in one or face a potential penalty. for more on how the law would impact businesses and employees, return to our roundtable discussion from this morning's washington journal. >> we are dividing up the phone lines now whether you are a boss or employee because we are going to l
kerry and president obama are going to meet again before those meetings tonight. before the talks, they released a statement saying during my march visits to the region, i experience the profound desire for peace among israelis and palestinians which reinforced my belief that peace is possible and necessary. on capitol hill, senate gathered -- the senate gaveled in a short time ago. they have votes scheduled on whether to move forward on the nomination for the next fbi director. the senate is...
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john kerry was sworn in as secretary of state this past friday. he had his first full day on the job this morning. secretary carry -- kerry addressed employees of the foreign service office. [applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> good morning, mr. secretary. i do not think i have to say that you are been welcomed warmly by all of the employees here. mr. secretary, on behalf of all of the employees on -- of the department of state, it is a privilege and honor to welcome you here today. [applause] your wealth of experience and leadership qualities will guide us in the challenging times ahead. as the son of a diplomat and a member of the u.s. senate, deeply engaged in american diplomacy, you bring to this office a unique perspective and knowledge of both politics and diplomacy, and of the importance of a professional career in foreign service as the backbone diplomacy in the department of state. despite our necessary focus on conflicts and counterterrorism, our values, vision, and interest call for an overarching undiplomatic gauge
john kerry was sworn in as secretary of state this past friday. he had his first full day on the job this morning. secretary carry -- kerry addressed employees of the foreign service office. [applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> good morning, mr. secretary. i do not think i have to say that you are been welcomed warmly by all of the employees here. mr. secretary, on behalf of all of the employees on -- of the department of state, it is a privilege and honor to welcome...
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if you missed any of secretary kerry's remark we will show it to you tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. sunday marks the day of his first trip abroad he will visit, germany, france, turkey, egypt, and the united kingdom. now in discussion on some of the major issues in washington from sequestration to gun control policies. from "washington journal" it is 45 minutes. host: megan hughes works for bloomberg news. we are talking about the sequester. you can see this highlighted -- nine days until the automatic spending cuts go into affect. megan hughes, is the debate how to stop the sequester, or who is at fault? guest: the debate is about how to stop the sequester, but we hear a constant blame game. nobody wants the sequester to happen. my e-mail inbox is flooded with laundry list of what is going to be cut. at the white house 70,000 children would lose headstart, there would be fewer food inspectors, the president appeared with first responders yesterday, really trying to highlight and hit home this week. i get those e-mails from republicans as well. neither side wants to see thi
if you missed any of secretary kerry's remark we will show it to you tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. sunday marks the day of his first trip abroad he will visit, germany, france, turkey, egypt, and the united kingdom. now in discussion on some of the major issues in washington from sequestration to gun control policies. from "washington journal" it is 45 minutes. host: megan hughes works for bloomberg news. we are talking about the sequester. you can see this highlighted --...
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ist week kerry said china obviously lifeline to korea. china provides a vast majority of the field to and north korea. china is their biggest food donor. there's no group of leaders on the face of a planner who have more capacity to make a difference in this than the chinese. it is fair to say that without tschida north korea would collapse. -- without china north korea would collapse. f china -- it seems clear that china has never confronted pyongyang with that choice. so far despite its bombast north korea has not launched another missile or conduct of another it nuclear test and china has sent signals it has become dissatisfied with rhetoric. the latest convention wisdom has it that north korea has finally crossed a chinese red line by threatening to destabilize the region, but questions remain. is this more wishful thinking about chinese intentions, or is it the real thing this time? as beijing decided to put the pressure on pyongyang, or will it be a re-enactment of previous cases, where it appears to take corrective action only to g
ist week kerry said china obviously lifeline to korea. china provides a vast majority of the field to and north korea. china is their biggest food donor. there's no group of leaders on the face of a planner who have more capacity to make a difference in this than the chinese. it is fair to say that without tschida north korea would collapse. -- without china north korea would collapse. f china -- it seems clear that china has never confronted pyongyang with that choice. so far despite its...
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at this point it's still a discussion between quote-unquote the capitals, between secretary kerry and the foreign minister and any outcome will then let us know how the u.n. can really get security council to interfere or not interfere at all. host: thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> the house will be gaveling in in about five minutes, expected at 2:10 eastern for their one and only round of votes this afternoon. we'll have live coverage. until then, our conversation from this morning's "washington journal" on where things stand n congress in regard to syria. host: bolten, senior staff writer for "the hill" newspaper, is joining us on the phone to talk about congress delaying this vote. alex bolten, where does it stand then? is there still an effort to keep debating this in congress, particularly on the senate floor, or is it completely on ice? >> it's completely on ice. the president visited with the senate democratic caucus yesterday as well as the senate republican conference, and he asked members on both sides of the aisle not to do anything that would undermin
at this point it's still a discussion between quote-unquote the capitals, between secretary kerry and the foreign minister and any outcome will then let us know how the u.n. can really get security council to interfere or not interfere at all. host: thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> the house will be gaveling in in about five minutes, expected at 2:10 eastern for their one and only round of votes this afternoon. we'll have live coverage. until then, our...
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i was also proud to head up kerry for president in the commonwealth of virginia where we carried or kerry in terms of the democratic primary vote and i was also delegate to the democratic convention on your behalf that year. and now you're secretary of state and i'm here. > leading up to a big ask. >> that ambassadorship to switzerland is coming up -- i want to welcome you and congratulate you. i know you're going to be a historic secretary. i wanted to ask you about two things. i wonder if you would comment on a.i.d. some of us are very concerned, and as you may know how berman, former chairman of this committee, and i introduced a bill trying to -- howard berman, former chairman of this committee and i introduced a bill trying to focus the legislation, but in some ways aid over the years has been hollowed out. it was once a place of great expertise that lots of development is experts went to. it has largely become a contracting management agency today, and i don't mean that to disparage, i think congress has a lot to do with that degradation, but shouldn't we be rebuilding a.i.d. to be
i was also proud to head up kerry for president in the commonwealth of virginia where we carried or kerry in terms of the democratic primary vote and i was also delegate to the democratic convention on your behalf that year. and now you're secretary of state and i'm here. > leading up to a big ask. >> that ambassadorship to switzerland is coming up -- i want to welcome you and congratulate you. i know you're going to be a historic secretary. i wanted to ask you about two things. i...
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secretary. >> thank you secretary kerry. on behalf of prime minister netanyahu, and the state of israeli, for your determination, for not giving up, because you need to know that i think it was our first meeting during this process that you said to me that failure is not an option. and you proved today that ilure is not an option and this is the man, secretary kerry, who showed everyone that nothing can stop true believers. thank you for that. i also want to thank president o-- obama for his personal commitment to peace and to israel's security. the powerful impression left by the president's last visit to israel still remanes in the hearts of the israeli people. e came here today, the special envoy of prime minister netanyahu and myself, after years of ferment, we came here today from a troubled and changing region. we are hopeful but we cannot be naive. we cannot afford it in our region. we owe it to our people to do everything we can for their security and for the hope of peace for future generations. but you know it took
secretary. >> thank you secretary kerry. on behalf of prime minister netanyahu, and the state of israeli, for your determination, for not giving up, because you need to know that i think it was our first meeting during this process that you said to me that failure is not an option. and you proved today that ilure is not an option and this is the man, secretary kerry, who showed everyone that nothing can stop true believers. thank you for that. i also want to thank president o-- obama for...
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satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> secretary of state john kerry named a former ambassador as u.s. special envoy for the israeli-palestinian glaciation's which began this evening in washington, d.c. the announcement came at the state department today and is about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. as you all know, it has taken many hours and many trips to make possible the resumption of israeli-palestinian negotiations. the negotiators now are enroute to washington even as we speak. i will have more to say about the journey to this moment and what our hopes are after our initial meetings conclude tomorrow. this effort began with president obama's historic trip to israel and ramallah in march of this year. without his commitment or conversations there and without his engagement in this initiative, we would not be here today. the president charged me directly with the responsibility to explore fully the possibility of resuming talks and in our meetings he conveyed his expectations for this process. getting to this resumption has taken the courag
satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> secretary of state john kerry named a former ambassador as u.s. special envoy for the israeli-palestinian glaciation's which began this evening in washington, d.c. the announcement came at the state department today and is about 10 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. as you all know, it has taken many hours and many trips to make possible the resumption of israeli-palestinian negotiations. the...
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you have the 2004 kerry- evolved and what it into for a lot of people in the united states. again we have to have a way of keeping score, but that map mrs. nuance. misses nuance. it misses the difference between red states and blue states. there is a difference between world the brass cap and xserve in minneapolis. hugedoes that a disservice. the other way we like to talk about politics is demographics. i locked -- i like talking about immigrants, men, women, african- americans, and i write about the data often. my problem is that it takes these people and disassociates them from place to much so that this woman who is 20 something and lives in new york and likes to go to the clubs i like to go to looks the same as this woman who lives in rural kansas and has four kids and lives a different kind of life. in response to these ways of looking at america, a solely demographic system and a system units of geography and whether they are democratic or republican, we came up with the american communities project. demographices of data sets and we looked at them across every county
you have the 2004 kerry- evolved and what it into for a lot of people in the united states. again we have to have a way of keeping score, but that map mrs. nuance. misses nuance. it misses the difference between red states and blue states. there is a difference between world the brass cap and xserve in minneapolis. hugedoes that a disservice. the other way we like to talk about politics is demographics. i locked -- i like talking about immigrants, men, women, african- americans, and i write...
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. >> now we want to turn our attention to the senate race to fill secretary of state john kerry's exceeds that he left. the boston globe front page this morning had this headline about the first debate. jim o'sullivan, the politics editor for boston.com, joins us on the phone. recover this debate on c-span -- we cover this debate on c-span. what was the take away? parks that there no real game changing moment. -- >> that it was the real game changing moment. gomez went hard after marquis. some demented not shift the dynamic. -- something that did not shift the dynamic. wasz was feisty and markey adept in sending off the attacks. gomez's chance to make a first impression in this race? >> it was the first time that a lot of voters got a look at gabriel gomez. he is a political newcomer, armor navy seal, private equity investor. it's a good chance for him to in the line ofe. attack -- and the line of attack they have chosen. that after 37 years in washington, he should not continue on. he is part of the d.c. dysfucntion. the problem for gomez is that folks in massachusetts are inclined to go
. >> now we want to turn our attention to the senate race to fill secretary of state john kerry's exceeds that he left. the boston globe front page this morning had this headline about the first debate. jim o'sullivan, the politics editor for boston.com, joins us on the phone. recover this debate on c-span -- we cover this debate on c-span. what was the take away? parks that there no real game changing moment. -- >> that it was the real game changing moment. gomez went hard after...
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[applause] >> senator john kerry has been confirm bid the senator to be the next secretary of state. three republicans voted no, ted cruz of texas and senator of oklahoma. tonight, george washington university is hosting a role playing simulation dealing with an economic crisis. among the participants is the governor bill richardsons and foorm herb c.e.o. of hewlett-packard. hosted by former cnn chief. earlier today the president called for an over haul of the immigration law. the president made this speech earlier this afternoon and we will have it again at 9:30 here on c-span. >> all of us worked hard for causes way before we got to the white house. so the white house was an enormous push. i think the ladies would agree that the day before you are married to the president-elect, nobody gives a darn what you say. the day after he is the president-elect people think you are brilliant and your cause is very good. [applause] >> c-span's new original series, the first ladies, their public and private lives and they influence on the president. produce bid the white house historical assoc
[applause] >> senator john kerry has been confirm bid the senator to be the next secretary of state. three republicans voted no, ted cruz of texas and senator of oklahoma. tonight, george washington university is hosting a role playing simulation dealing with an economic crisis. among the participants is the governor bill richardsons and foorm herb c.e.o. of hewlett-packard. hosted by former cnn chief. earlier today the president called for an over haul of the immigration law. the...
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we always thought that john kerry, if we were to put the rankings together, john kerry would also -- always be on top. there was a period where mr. dean came out of nowhere. there is always the inevitability of something happening in the primary to shake things up. but if you sit around and worry about one individual getting in over another -- it would not have impacted the race we ran. you cannot sit around and worry about people not in it. >> did governor romney ever express to you, boy, i wonder if somebody will be getting in? why is he playing the game? >> he would speculate on people but i think he felt the field -- rick perry got in late. and somebody said there was someone else would be in the race. did not know who it will be but there is turf out there. when perry got in, that is one rethought -- >> anybody run, jen, you did not think would run? on the republican side. i know there was a moment -- i certainly believe there could have been a third-party candidate. >> i think matt has it right. you look at who is in the race and prepare for them. but i think we all believed mi
we always thought that john kerry, if we were to put the rankings together, john kerry would also -- always be on top. there was a period where mr. dean came out of nowhere. there is always the inevitability of something happening in the primary to shake things up. but if you sit around and worry about one individual getting in over another -- it would not have impacted the race we ran. you cannot sit around and worry about people not in it. >> did governor romney ever express to you,...
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. >> secretary kerry is going to russia to be with putin. is the administration optimistic that something might happen with that? >> we have seen an escalation by al-assad by the brutality he is forcing honest people. they appointed clearly to the behavior as proof that further support for that regime is not in the interests of the syrian people or the country that pass support to him. we make that repeatedly. we're consulting with them with syria as are other nations. we believe it is in the interest of the syrian. it is in the interest to dissociate from al-assad and support political transition in syria. that is a conversation that is ongoing with the russians and chinese and others. we have been disappointed with their opposition to security council. >> regardless of who is at all, it is their worry about more developing in the middle east? >> we have been clear that one of the reasons we need to bring about the political transitions is that the violence, stability and the broader region. it continues to release. it is in everyone's inte
. >> secretary kerry is going to russia to be with putin. is the administration optimistic that something might happen with that? >> we have seen an escalation by al-assad by the brutality he is forcing honest people. they appointed clearly to the behavior as proof that further support for that regime is not in the interests of the syrian people or the country that pass support to him. we make that repeatedly. we're consulting with them with syria as are other nations. we believe it...
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i know that secretary of state john kerry intends to spend significant time, effort, and energy into try to bring about a closing of the gap between the parties. we cannot give up on the search for peace. oo much is at stake. and if we're going to success, part of what we're going to do is get out of some of the formulas and habits that have blocked progress for so long. both sides have to think anew. those of us in the united states have to think anew. but i'm confident that we can arrive in our destination to advance the vision of two nation, two neighbors at peace israel and palestine. if given the chance, one thing i'm certain of is the palestinians have the talent, drive, and the courage to succeeded in their own state. i think scrimmages to hold peaceful protests because they understand the force of nonviolence. i think of the importance that palestinian families place on education. i of the the entrepreneurs determined to create something new like the young palestinian woman i met at the summit that i hosted that wants to build recreational facilities for the youth. that is wh
i know that secretary of state john kerry intends to spend significant time, effort, and energy into try to bring about a closing of the gap between the parties. we cannot give up on the search for peace. oo much is at stake. and if we're going to success, part of what we're going to do is get out of some of the formulas and habits that have blocked progress for so long. both sides have to think anew. those of us in the united states have to think anew. but i'm confident that we can arrive in...
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regime, and we'll horror trying to implement the geneva -- we would share the conference, secretary john kerry has the meeting with other leaders of the opposition to lay the groundwork. we have been working with the opposition, together with our partners, to help them come together and unify them, around core principles. we believe it is important for the process, towards the genevantation of the communicate continues, and the political solution that we seek is -- is the right path to bring about a cessation of the terrible violence there. and the beginning of an implementation of a post-assad future. >> you said that when the president meets with president ping next week, cyber-security is a major agenda. in the face of what we read hacking of u.s. companies, does the president bring any discussions to those issues, sections that would be imposed on companies indulging in hacking? this is hisorrect, chinese counterpart and there is the relationship that we have -- there will be wide ranging discussions on u.s.-china relations and economic and military cooperations. will deal with for global
regime, and we'll horror trying to implement the geneva -- we would share the conference, secretary john kerry has the meeting with other leaders of the opposition to lay the groundwork. we have been working with the opposition, together with our partners, to help them come together and unify them, around core principles. we believe it is important for the process, towards the genevantation of the communicate continues, and the political solution that we seek is -- is the right path to bring...
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the involvement that john kerry had, i saw the people on those boats. host: did that inspire you to run for congress, serving in your 13th term? guest: absolutely, i came back in july of 1970 and was elected. i think war was generally destructive. that is why i opposed the iraq war. i have seen the movie before. i know what is coming back from iraq and afghanistan and i did not want it to happen. we are inundated with suicide and all kinds of problems in our society. that had an impact on me, john kerry, chuck hagel -- a lot of us went through all of us to understand what war is all about. host: a little background as we talk to jim mcdermott. wayne, a question or comment for the congressman. caller: healthcare, medicare stuff like that, -- medicare should stay with the younger -- elder folks that earned it. healthcare, right now, it should be with the company's. -- companies. right now i am with a -- i am a truck driver. we have to pay for our own medicare. say i am making $10 an hour, and they tell me monthly i have to pay $600 a month just to cover m
the involvement that john kerry had, i saw the people on those boats. host: did that inspire you to run for congress, serving in your 13th term? guest: absolutely, i came back in july of 1970 and was elected. i think war was generally destructive. that is why i opposed the iraq war. i have seen the movie before. i know what is coming back from iraq and afghanistan and i did not want it to happen. we are inundated with suicide and all kinds of problems in our society. that had an impact on me,...
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i heard today from former senator john kerry that he's headed for the middle east. why? syria. that's something else that the secretary of defense has to be concerned about. next week while we're on recess, while we're on recess, they're having a nato defense ministers meeting. they'll be in brussels? what to do? to coordinate ou our approach on afghanistan. it's going to be somewhat unusual that the united states isn't represented by the secretary of defense there. we won't have one if we don't get this thing done this week. i am a sure they're going to focus on how to end the war responsibly in afghanistan, how our alliance will work together through the time of transition, how we can ensure afghanistan doesn't become a safe haven for al qaeda again. we need a secretary of defense at that meeting. it sends a terrible signal to the hundreds of thousands of troops that we have around the world, military personnel here in the united states that we're not going to have a secretary of defense. republicans are telling our troops, well, you can have a leader later. what's going on i
i heard today from former senator john kerry that he's headed for the middle east. why? syria. that's something else that the secretary of defense has to be concerned about. next week while we're on recess, while we're on recess, they're having a nato defense ministers meeting. they'll be in brussels? what to do? to coordinate ou our approach on afghanistan. it's going to be somewhat unusual that the united states isn't represented by the secretary of defense there. we won't have one if we...
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earlier today say, hopes the senate will take up these nominations as well as the nomination of senator kerry for secretary of state as soon as possible because of the importance of filling the positions quickly. the importance to the national security. but i don't have a date certain for you and we defer to the relative committees. >> you talked about when the president believes in diversity. he at casts a broad net looking for candidates to serve. you know during the campaign mitt romney was ridiculed for saying he wanted a binder full of women to make decisions. what do you mean? did he interview people to make sure that he is really hearing from women and other minorities for this job and other jobs or does he insist on other ways to find quality candidates? >> without addressing any specific nomination process i would say the answer is yes. he speaks with numerous candidates. he selects the office holders, men and women that he believes are the right individuals for the job to which they have been appointed. you know, that continues to be his process. it is not uniform. it is a broad sen
earlier today say, hopes the senate will take up these nominations as well as the nomination of senator kerry for secretary of state as soon as possible because of the importance of filling the positions quickly. the importance to the national security. but i don't have a date certain for you and we defer to the relative committees. >> you talked about when the president believes in diversity. he at casts a broad net looking for candidates to serve. you know during the campaign mitt...
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john kerry for secretary of state comes chuck hagel for defense secretary, and of course john brennan as the cia director earlier this week. coming up, we will hear from the current defense secretary of leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey. we will have live coverage here on c-span. coming up, we will have a look at the cost of college education and student loans and whether college that could be the next bauble that might affect the economy. we will be joined by marian wang and josh michel. that is live at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the national debt may be the single biggest threat to the national future according to thomas donahue. this is 35 minutes. >> good morning. happy new year, everybody. i am the president of the u.s. chamber of commerce, and we are pleased that you could join us for the annual state of american business address. before we welcome him to the stage, i would like to say a brief word about my friend and our leader tom donohue. looking back of the past year, the chamber has had victories and a few disappointments durin
john kerry for secretary of state comes chuck hagel for defense secretary, and of course john brennan as the cia director earlier this week. coming up, we will hear from the current defense secretary of leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey. we will have live coverage here on c-span. coming up, we will have a look at the cost of college education and student loans and whether college that could be the next bauble that might affect the economy. we will be...
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i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip each, to five minutes but in no event slal debate ontinue beyond 1:50 p.m. -- but in no event shall debate ontinue beyond 1:50 p.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from american samoa, mr. faleomavaega. mr. faleomavaega: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to put for the full text of my statement be made part of the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, i rise today to denounce the disparaging name of the national football league agencies washington, d.c., franchise, the redskins,
i hereby appoint the honorable kerry bentivolio to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2013, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and...
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secretary of state kerry said bull and she was met by cowardly terrorists that was determined to bring darkness and death to strangers. ann was killed while delivering donated books, textbooks to children at a new school. ann, who could have remained relatively safe in the embassy, delivering these books were essential to her mission. just -- to explain to the afghan people the similarities, a muslim holiday that celebrates giving and sharing and thanksgiving. both gives thanks to life's blessings and she discussed how she and her family celebrated back at home. ann recently worked on a campaign to end gender violence by producing and distributing videos to the press across the country and was rewarded for when she and her colleagues saw photographs of afghan men in markets wearing purple ribbons, a symbol of the campaign. her parents, tom and mary, said the foreign service was a calling and afghanistan was her second deployment, an assignment for which she volunteered in venezuela. she died, her parents said, doing the job she thought must be done. she particularly enjoyed the opportu
secretary of state kerry said bull and she was met by cowardly terrorists that was determined to bring darkness and death to strangers. ann was killed while delivering donated books, textbooks to children at a new school. ann, who could have remained relatively safe in the embassy, delivering these books were essential to her mission. just -- to explain to the afghan people the similarities, a muslim holiday that celebrates giving and sharing and thanksgiving. both gives thanks to life's...
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also, reaction from secretary of state john kerry. the thatcher died today at age of 87 from a stroke. a very political marriage, much like john and abigail. she would lobby in the halls of congress area she was always very careful to say, "my husband believes this and my husband advocates that peer co- -- advocates that." but she herself was doing the pitch. one of her husband tossed opponents said that she hoped one of her husband possible and said that europe that if james were elected president, she would take up costs like a normal woman. take up housekeeping like a normal woman. crack abigail polk. we will take your comments and questions via facebook and twitter. c-span and c-span three, also soupy -- c-span radio and c- span.org. >the u.s. export import bank posted a conference on global competitiveness. panelists included michael or neil -- michael o'neill and retired general james jones. this hour-long discussion was part of the export import bank plu export import bank's conference in washington. >> ladies and gentlemen, pl
also, reaction from secretary of state john kerry. the thatcher died today at age of 87 from a stroke. a very political marriage, much like john and abigail. she would lobby in the halls of congress area she was always very careful to say, "my husband believes this and my husband advocates that peer co- -- advocates that." but she herself was doing the pitch. one of her husband tossed opponents said that she hoped one of her husband possible and said that europe that if james were...
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we have a piece in the last by a greatthe nation" climate activist who calls on john kerry because the pipeline decision will need to be made at the state department to stand true to the courage he showed in vietnam when he spoke about bravery and seeking a true alternative that would benefit this country. i think we need to keep driving the importance of making change that will allow this planet and country to survive. what is stunning is we have come out of hurricane katrina years ago, now hurricane sandy in my city and this area, we're looking at arctic melting in ways we have never seen, the science is so clear. there are good decisions being made. in general, this is where the fossil fuel industry has a great grip on our politics and economy. we have got to unshackle that grip. host: let's get one more call. go ahead, jim. caller: i would like to the comment on the topic you started the sector with. in the private sector, there is competition. when certain business models failed to be competitive, collective bargaining gave us a lot of good. the public sector compared to the priva
we have a piece in the last by a greatthe nation" climate activist who calls on john kerry because the pipeline decision will need to be made at the state department to stand true to the courage he showed in vietnam when he spoke about bravery and seeking a true alternative that would benefit this country. i think we need to keep driving the importance of making change that will allow this planet and country to survive. what is stunning is we have come out of hurricane katrina years ago,...
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secretary of state kerry, deputy secretary of defense carter, deputy director of national intelligence will be there to brief members on situations in both syria and in north korea. and with that, mr. speaker, i'd like to say to members, we won't be having another vote in this series, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 13101 of the high tech act public law 111-5 and the order of the house of january 3, 2013, of the following individual on the part of the house to the h.i.t. policy committee. the clerk: mrs. gale harrell of stuart, florida. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. you he for what purpose does the the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: i ask unanimous consent that representatives runyan
secretary of state kerry, deputy secretary of defense carter, deputy director of national intelligence will be there to brief members on situations in both syria and in north korea. and with that, mr. speaker, i'd like to say to members, we won't be having another vote in this series, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair announces the speaker's appointment pursuant to section 13101 of the high tech act public...
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bob kerry. i hope that doesn't disparage john mccain. john mccain is the reason we are at the point we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful. but this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him. and he does his own peril. so everyone -- we're going to have caucuses today. we'll explain in more detail the direction we're headed. i think everyone will be happy. everyone will not be, oh, man, we got everything we wanted. but i think it's going for something that is good for senate. it is a compromise and i think we get what we want and they get what they want. not a bad deal. >> "the new york times" writes out of the deal on filibusters struck during late-night talks, meeting between senators charles schumer and john mccain, they allowed on a nomination of mr. cordray and for ide two nomination the national relations board. replacement nominees will be confirmed before the end of the month. our live senate coverage continues on c-span2. senate armed services committee chairman and int
bob kerry. i hope that doesn't disparage john mccain. john mccain is the reason we are at the point we are. a lot of people have been extremely helpful. but this is all directed toward john mccain from me. no one was able to break through but for him. and he does his own peril. so everyone -- we're going to have caucuses today. we'll explain in more detail the direction we're headed. i think everyone will be happy. everyone will not be, oh, man, we got everything we wanted. but i think it's...